Sonic Healthcare Limited

DB:SAB Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.9b

Sonic Healthcare Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Sonic Healthcare's CEO is Colin Goldschmidt, appointed in Jan 1993, has a tenure of 32.67 years. total yearly compensation is A$6.40M, comprised of 37% salary and 63% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.2% of the company’s shares, worth €11.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 28.7 years and 8 years respectively.

Key information

Colin Goldschmidt

Chief executive officer

AU$6.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage37.00%
CEO tenure32.7yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure28.7yrs
Board average tenure8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Colin Goldschmidt's remuneration changed compared to Sonic Healthcare's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025AU$6mAU$2m

AU$514m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

AU$530m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

AU$545m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

AU$528m

Jun 30 2024AU$5mAU$2m

AU$511m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

AU$508m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

AU$505m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

AU$595m

Jun 30 2023AU$6mAU$2m

AU$685m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

AU$850m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

AU$1b

Jun 30 2022AU$8mAU$2m

AU$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$1b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

AU$1b

Jun 30 2021AU$7mAU$2m

AU$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$1b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

AU$951m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

AU$739m

Jun 30 2020AU$4mAU$2m

AU$528m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

AU$554m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

AU$581m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

AU$565m

Jun 30 2019AU$6mAU$2m

AU$550m

Compensation vs Market: Colin's total compensation ($USD4.19M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.16M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Colin's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Colin Goldschmidt (71 yo)

32.7yrs
Tenure
AU$6,399,681
Compensation

Dr. Colin Stephen Goldschmidt, M.B.B.Ch., F.R.C.P.A., F.A.I.C.D. serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Healthcare Limited since 1993 and has been its Managing Director since 1992. Dr. Goldschmidt...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Colin Goldschmidt
CEO, MD & Executive Director32.7yrsAU$6.40m0.20%
€ 11.9m
Christopher Wilks
Finance Director32.7yrsAU$3.13m0.13%
€ 7.5m
Peter Savage
Chief Business Officerno datano datano data
Stephen Fairy
Global Chief Medical Officerno datano datano data
David Byrne
Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Healthcare UKno dataAU$1.07mno data
Paul Alexander
Deputy CFO & Company Secretary24.7yrsAU$354.42kno data
Julian Adler
Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Healthcare Australia - Radiology5.3yrsno datano data
28.7yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SAB's management team is seasoned and experienced (28.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Colin Goldschmidt
CEO, MD & Executive Director32.7yrsAU$6.40m0.20%
€ 11.9m
Christopher Wilks
Finance Director35.8yrsAU$3.13m0.13%
€ 7.5m
Kathryn Spargo
Non-Executive Independent Director15.2yrsAU$276.15k0.0056%
€ 325.3k
Christine Bennett
Independent Non-Executive Director3yrsAU$229.95k0.0014%
€ 84.3k
Neville Mitchell
Independent Non-Executive Director8yrsAU$279.30k0.0020%
€ 115.9k
Mark Compton
Independent Non-Executive Chairman10.9yrsAU$577.50k0.0031%
€ 183.7k
Nicola M. Evans
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearAU$83.13k0.00081%
€ 47.4k
Katharine Giles
Independent Non-Executive Director3yrsAU$210.00k0.00073%
€ 42.7k
Suzanne Crowe
Non-Executive Independent Director5.4yrsAU$270.90k0.0015%
€ 89.5k
8.0yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SAB's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/26 18:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/26 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sonic Healthcare Limited is covered by 30 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dennis HulmeAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Saul HadassinBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Benjamin BrayshawBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited